Beginner Rigging Issue

Alright so for the last few days I had been trying to modify an armor for Fallout 3 by means of NifSkope, only to be informed that what I was trying to do with it is nearly impossible and much simpler to manage with a program like Blender. While I want to learn the program in full when I can, I find myself currently pressed for time, and trying to get this modification up and running is driving me nuts! As such it would be greatly appreciated if anyone here could point me in the right direction to exactly what tutorials I need to learn for Blender to solve this as soon as possible. I’m only just starting with this program and currently know nothing about it.

What I was trying to do with NifSkope was to move a NiTriStrips that is located at and rigged to the pelvis bone up to the chest, and instead rig it to the upper body so that it won’t follow the hip movements. I can provide additional details if needed.

I’ve been at this for a while now and any help would be much appreciated (pointing me towards the specific tutorials I’ll need to make this work would be lovely)!

Thanks in advance! =D

Edit: Sorry for the horrible state of the original post! I’d written in it Word 2007 and didn’t think any of that nonsense would be copied over. Guess I should have previewed it!